My good thing: I had a nice relaxing weekend. Did my best to avoid shopping centres for the most part (I did have to do Costco and Wal-Mart briefly, but it was fine).

Did my usual Saturday trip to the comic book store. I'm now on a first-name basis with the girl who works the Saturday open shift. Went home and read my books. Good times._________________http://taralbooks.blogspot.ca

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:22 am

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

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If you purchase TOR, you receive a preferred account, which is granted more privileges than an account that downloaded the game for free._________________"It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:00 am

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Caedus_16Master

Joined: 15 Apr 2008Posts: 5437Location: Korriban

Mara Jade Skywalker wrote:

If you purchase TOR, you receive a preferred account, which is granted more privileges than an account that downloaded the game for free.

@Taral: This^_________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:12 pm

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ReepicheepMaster

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 7924Location: Sailing into the unknown

TOR is free now? I just might give it a try then._________________
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:31 am

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Taral-DLOSMaster

Joined: 23 Nov 2010Posts: 2059Location: Ontario, Canada

Caedus_16 wrote:

Mara Jade Skywalker wrote:

If you purchase TOR, you receive a preferred account, which is granted more privileges than an account that downloaded the game for free.

@Taral: This^

Ok, but how much did the game cost? Because I think you also get preferred status by making even one in-game purchase. $30 game or $5 armor set?

If you purchase TOR, you receive a preferred account, which is granted more privileges than an account that downloaded the game for free.

@Taral: This^

Ok, but how much did the game cost? Because I think you also get preferred status by making even one in-game purchase. $30 game or $5 armor set?

Then again, the unlocks from Preferred from game purchase might be even more.

It was $6 with free shipping. If nothing else it wasn't even enough to worry about. The preferred status thing is 'eh' to me, but for $6 I have it, I have a hard copy of the game, it looks cool on my shelf, and this weekend I plan on diving into it. Its not really a big deal to me, it goes with my desire to own most things SW, and I get all that other stuff._________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:16 pm

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Taral-DLOSMaster

Joined: 23 Nov 2010Posts: 2059Location: Ontario, Canada

Caedus_16 wrote:

Taral-DLOS wrote:

Caedus_16 wrote:

Mara Jade Skywalker wrote:

If you purchase TOR, you receive a preferred account, which is granted more privileges than an account that downloaded the game for free.

@Taral: This^

Ok, but how much did the game cost? Because I think you also get preferred status by making even one in-game purchase. $30 game or $5 armor set?

Then again, the unlocks from Preferred from game purchase might be even more.

It was $6 with free shipping. If nothing else it wasn't even enough to worry about. The preferred status thing is 'eh' to me, but for $6 I have it, I have a hard copy of the game, it looks cool on my shelf, and this weekend I plan on diving into it. Its not really a big deal to me, it goes with my desire to own most things SW, and I get all that other stuff.

Seems like it defeats the point of an RPG if you can just buy upgrades for your character with real money. Then again, that's how it works in real life, so who needs exp?_________________Spread out all around us is a petrified world, a world of Things, where we ourselves, our gestures, and even our feelings figure in as Things. Nothing can belong to us as truly our own in such a landscape of death. Under commodity occupation the most concrete truth about everything is the truth of it's infinite replaceablity.

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:44 am

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Taral-DLOSMaster

Joined: 23 Nov 2010Posts: 2059Location: Ontario, Canada

Dog-Poop_Walker wrote:

Seems like it defeats the point of an RPG if you can just buy upgrades for your character with real money. Then again, that's how it works in real life, so who needs exp?

That's not how it works. While you can buy gear with real money in-game, you would be at an extreme disadvantage. You can only buy gear ever 5-10 levels or so, and I think the gear you buy isn't necessarily better than the stuff you find in-game (I think it's more for Cosmetic purposes sometimes)._________________http://taralbooks.blogspot.ca

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:50 pm

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Caedus_16Master

Joined: 15 Apr 2008Posts: 5437Location: Korriban

This day has been a mixed bag. I'll focus more on the good than anything else.

1. I get the day off (I'm sick as a dog, but I get to take a more chill day)
2. I was given a gorgeous hardcover of one of the best books of all time by a friend
3. My book collection was increased this week by 4 overall and I'm excited
4. I have several new albums that I've been acquiring from garage sales that include Smashing Pumpkins_________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.